I'm homeless, but I have quite a few valuables on me?

I'm going to a homeless shelter. They will not let me in to Tuesday, so I have to sleep on the streets until then. Anyways, I have a tripod with a ballhead on me. I also have a nikon d3100 camera, a polaroid instant 300 camera, three different Nikon lenses, I have a nikon sb700 flash, and a canon eos rebel 2000 film camera, and Acer laptop, and a kindle fire. I mean, it's all in my military duffle bag I kept when I got out eight years ago. They are going to check my bag when I get there, I'm sure. I will have a place to lock my stuff, but I don't want other homeless people to see it. When I knew I would become homeless, the last thing that I would ever give up is my dream.photography is my dream, so I made sure not to sell my stuff under any circumstances. But is it odd to be homeless with so many valuables?

Seems to me that you care more about your dreams than your livelihood. Somewhere you've gotta give up something. That's what they'll tell you to do. Those cameras are worth a decent amount of money, you can sell them and get yourself a place to live. And a job. And then when you're financially stable, buy cameras again.

Kinda sorta. If you sell it and it wouldn't give you enough for a house, why sell it? Just do your photography and such and get paid while living in a shelter. That's what I would do.PS. I love photography

LISTEN UP! DON'T SELL YOUR VALUABLES, MAKE IT CLEAR TO WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR VALUABLES. YOU WERE TRAINED TO ADAPT AND OVERCOME. REFER BACK TO YOUR TRAINING, I'VE BEEN OUT SINCE 96 AND THERE's NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I DON'T USE WHAT I WAS TAUGHT! REMEMBER ONE OF YOUR GENERAL ORDERS "I WILL GUARD EVERYTHING WITHIN THE LIMITS OF MY POST AND QUIT MY POST ONLY WHEN PROPERLY RELIEVED" REMEMBER ADAPT AND OVERCOME!

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I had property in another town, and a job, just not enough to get an apartment. I slept in the park or my car. A lot of folks were robbed. If people find that you have something, they will try to rob you. Hide anything of value. Never went to a shelter except for an occasional meal and to shower.